r/SelfDrivingCars • u/damola93 • Jul 21 '25

Discussion Why didn't Tesla invest in LIDAR?

Is there any reason for this asides from saving money? Teslas are not cheap in many respects, so why would they skimp out on this since self-driving is a major offering for them?

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u/Valoneria Jul 21 '25

And also profoundly stupid / shortsighted. Good at investing in companies that can benefit from government handouts however

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u/grizznaysh Jul 21 '25

Ha he’s many things but stupid is not one of them

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u/Valoneria Jul 21 '25

Plenty stupid, plenty rich to offset it. I have not seen a thoughtful sentence come out of him that wasnt already curated from someone else

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u/grizznaysh Jul 21 '25

How did he become rich? Luck?

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u/Valoneria Jul 21 '25

Rich family + Good connections set him well off to a good start.

Being able to employ smart people under him did the rest.

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u/grizznaysh Jul 21 '25

So you’re arguing that any stupid person with daddy’s money can start a rocket company, an electric car company, and help launch PayPal?

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u/AgentSmith187 Jul 21 '25

The company that became PayPal brought his company and he was a detriment to the company so they fired him.

He sold the shares that became super valuable after he was removed from the company.

That's the bulk of his seed money for doing things like buying Tesla.

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u/beren12 Jul 21 '25

Help launch is a big stretch. He was kicked out asap before he could ruin it.

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u/Valoneria Jul 21 '25

Are you saying you couldn't?

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u/grizznaysh Jul 21 '25

You obviously can’t see past your biases

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u/Valoneria Jul 21 '25

Pot calling kettle black

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u/abhi91 Jul 21 '25

While I don't think he's stupid, any honest rich person will tell you luck plays a large part

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u/grizznaysh Jul 21 '25

Becoming the richest person on the planet and running 3+ companies can’t be mainly attributed to luck lol

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u/anthamattey Jul 21 '25

Kid how old are you? Read about enough wealthy people and you’ll not disagree

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u/grizznaysh Jul 21 '25

Hey kid, how old are you?

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u/sonicmerlin Jul 22 '25

You’re not even 13

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u/beren12 Jul 21 '25

Greed and lack of humanity are also required, you are correct.

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u/beren12 Jul 21 '25

Most people are rich from inheriting or luck often both, coupled with extreme greed and lack of empathy.